Floor stands



Jan. 12, 1960 R. J. HENNESSEY 2,920,852

FLOOR STANDS Filed Dec. 30, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY 1960 R. J. HENNESSEY 2,920,852.

FLOOR STANDS Filed Dec. 30, 1957 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Passe 1 flelwvessey BY Qbwwa ATTORNEY Waldorf Paper Products Company,-a-corporation-of Minnesota ApplicatiomDecember '30,. 1,957,'=Se r ial No. 706,112

*6"Cl aims." '(Cl; 248-474) invention arelates-toq-an, improvement; in floor ,ystandszand dealsparticularly with-- a floor; stand which may. be shipped, and stored ina flat. state.

Many floorstands have been produced-which comnprise .in general'an open topgtray supportedabyaflown- .-.wardly projectingsupporting. portion. Qnepfthe-main aobjections, to suchstructures; lies- -inthe ffact :that they ware usually constructed of a :num-ber'of separate parts which. must be erected and' assembled together -at-the point of use. If such floonstandsaresent-out by the manufacturer to theretailer it isnecessaryv forjthe retailer to studytthe. instructionsand toerect-jand assemble arthe-ivarious parts. It is thusadvantageous 10.-make such stands as simple as is possible inorder toaayoid the necessity. of. requiring considerableqtirne and study to putthe, floor stand in use. .In'rnanycases-tfioor-stands of this type. have been -.rnerely .thrown "-away rather than itortake the time. and .trouble of-. erecting; them.

An-object of the present-inventionresides in the pro- 'visionof' a floor stand-. e1nbody;ing antopen -topped tray and a; supporting structure-o f.-sornewhat tunusualf form ,and of. forming the :main portions of atheirfloor stand in. one piece, so as to greatly'sirnplify the. operation: of erecting them.

\A,feature'of..the present invention residestin the pro- .vision of a floor standhavingagenerally rectangular .sleeveisecured in tubularuforrnand designed-to form the walls. of the. open topped tray. A series. of= six panel's are .foldably' connected together: in: tubularformation to .formthe supporting portionscof therfioor stand. The top'of the tuhularsu-pporting portion is connected tosthe lower .edge. ofthe tubularly arranged wallsof the-sleeve ,by, means .;of a .short connecting fiangenwhieh permits j the .tray -to be. .recessed.-slightly down onetoi'the top qof the supporting portion.

A further .featuretof. theapresent invention residesqin ,the, provisionof a floor, stand. of the type :descrihedand having .an,inner .tray, portion inol-uding a bottom; panel and a series of wall panels fold-ably connected thereto ,which is foldably connectedmto*theuppnedge of .one of thetubular wallsformingtthe-walls of ;the tray. The walls are so proportioned thatwhen, theinner tray :portiOn is :within. the tubular walls, the bottom"; of i the inner stray. portionrests. upon the upperedges of the supporting portion .for. reinforcement thereby.

A further feature of the present invention resides in the provision .of author standmwhich .rnay'. .bet'shipped I 21nd,..stored in. such a :manner as to greatlypsimplify the erection-.ofthefloor standwwhen it-is unpacked. The supporting portion of the floor zst'and includes a-front panel, a back panel, and pairs of connected panels connectingthe. edges of the front panel toyztheaedges of the back panel. During. shipmenttand-lstorage, the panels are folded somewhat'like the "bellows of an accordion so that When-the front panel"is"pulled -forwardly Ifrom-Lthe -rear panel, the supporting portion of" the floor stand is automatically in proper position for use. The walls of the tray are also connected in tuburead .lar relation;this portioni-maynbeiexpanded into a proper :form by merely swingingathezside walls .into right. angularrelationwithzthelfront andl'reanwalls. When in this -relation, portions of theitray walls can telescope down upon thev supporting baseywithoutzsdifficulty. To com- 1 pletezthestand, it.is .onlycnecessaryto swingthe inner portion of the tray down-ainto the angularly related side walls: and to fold wtheJray. lining flaps-down to linethe walls of; the tray.

These ,and otherwobject's sandninovel features of 'the a present" invention will'be more clearly 1 and fully. set forth in the following specificationi and claims.

In the drawings forming a; part of the specification:

Figure 1 is aperspectiverview'ofaufioortstand showing the general arrangement; of, parts rtherein.

, Figure 2 is? a; bottomeplanned ;view ofthe floor-stand shown in Figure 1.

being indicated'bythe line;-:5+5 of Figure 4.

{The floor; stand is illustrated inngeneral by the letter A; and comprises:two'mainwparts, the lower supporting portion ltltand the uppentray-portion 11. In the assem- -.bled form of the; construction, the 'tray portion 11 is supported upon thefupperl end ofrtheebottom supporting portion 10.

p As is indicated tin. Figurefit of the .drawings, theibottorn vsupporting portion includes a front panel 12 which 'is fol'dablealongfon'e edge bytapfoldwline 13m 2. first side wallpanel -14.- The first side wall panel 14 is foldably connected along-theufoldrline 15"to arsecond side wall panel 16. The panel 16' is,- fo'ldably connected along ;a line of fold 17 to a;glue--;or,'stitch lap:=19.

' The;;.front panel 12"is.also.connected along a foldline -20 toya first=side"wall' panelt 2li -Theopposite edge of =the panel 21 is connected along -a'fold' line 22 to a second sidewall panel '23. The1'panel323 is foldablyconnected along the fold line 24 to. the rear wall panel 25. As is 'evident'from FigUI'CSZZ 'aHd-SAOflthfi? drawings, the flap 19 .is stitched or otherwise-secured 'asindicated at 26 in overlapping relation Wlthwfll] edge of therear panel 25. .A relatively narrow connectinggpanel or flange 27 is foldably connected to'the-upper iedge. of the front wall 12' along a fold line29. i'IZhe-fiange 27 is also connected to the-front wall30 of the trayiportion 11 along the fold line 31- which is parallel to the fold line 29. The front tray wall-30 is .foldablyconnected along a vertical side edge 32-to a side wall panel 33which in turn is foldably connected along a fold line 3410 a glue or stitch flap 35. The front panel -30-is also :oonnected along its opposite verticaledge 11681 56110 21 side wall panel 37 vwhich in turn is connected along the foldline' 39 to the rear wall panel 40. Theglue flap' 35 is connected to the rear wall 40 by stitches :oradhesive indicated in general by the numeral 41, and -visible-in*Figure 5 of the drawings.

The rear wall 40 is provided inwits'lower edge with a pair of notches 42 and 43 which -are'spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of the rear panel pan'el 40 0f the traystructuremay 'lie inwardly of the rear panel 25 of the supporting structure, the notches 42 and 43 engaging over the supporting structure at the juncture between the side wall panel 16 and the rear panel 25 and at the juncture between the side wall panel 23 and the rear panel 25. 7

It will be noted that Il'IB fI'OIlI and rear panels 30 and 40 of the tray 11 are wider than the front and rear panels 12 and 25 of the supporting structure and that the combined width of the panels 16 and 14 is greater than the width of the side panel 33 of the tray structure. Similarly, the combined width of the first and second side wall panels 21 and 23 of the supporting structure is wider than the width of the side panel 37. Accordingly, when in supporting position, the first and second side walls on either side of the front panel 12 are arranged in V-shaped relation as is indicated in Figure 2 of the drawings. This arrangement not only provides an attractive effect, but also forms a sturdy support for the bottom of the tray, as will be later seen.

The front wall 30 of the tray 11 is hingedly connected at its upper edge by a fold line 45 to a lining panel 46 which in turn is connected along a parallel fold line 47 to a tray bottom 49 which forms the panel on which the tray contents are supported. Opposite sides of the tray bottom 49 are connected along parallel fold lines 50 and 51 to" side flanges 52 and 53, and a fold line 54 which extends parallel to the fold line 47 hingedly connects the bottom panel 49 to a rear wall flange 59.

A notch 60 is provided between the upper end of the stitch flap 35 and the side wall panel 33 and a similar notch 61 is provided between the upper ends of the side wall panel 37 and the rear panel 40. Laterally projecting cars 56 and 57 are provided upon the rear wall flange 59 and which are designed to project laterally into the no'tches 60 and 61 to properly relate these parts. How ever, it should be noted that the lining panel 46 is narrower than the front tray wall 30 insofar as depth is concerned, the difference in depth being substantially equal to the depth of the flange 27. As a result, the tray bottom 49 rests upon the upper edges of the first and second side walls 14, 16, and 22, 23 when the tray is in place resting upon the supporting portion 10.

Lining flaps are connected to the upper edges of the remaining side walls of the tray 11. The lining flaps 62, 63, and 64 are connected to the tray walls 33, 37, and 40 along aligned fold line 65, 66, and 67 respectively. These aligning flaps fold down into the interior of the tray inwardly of the bottom panel flanges. The flap 62 encloses the flange 52, the flap 63 encloses the flange 53, and the flap 64 engages inwardly of the flange 59. Thus the same side or surface of the corrugated board or other material from which the floor stand is formed is exposed on all sides of the display in the erected floor stand.

Figure 1 of the drawings discloses a display card 69 which may be tucked down into the rear of tray 11 to extend upwardly from rear wall 40 thereof to form an advertising surface. While this display panel can be an integral part of the remainder of the display, in actual practice it comprises a separate piece. However, this is not particularly disadvantageous as the manner in which the display panel is inserted is quite obvious and requires no particular instructions for skill.

The displays are normally shipped in the platform illustrated in Figure 4 and also as indicated in Figure the various panels in Figure 5 being slightly spread apart to more easily describe these panels in erecting the tray from the conditions shown in Figures 4 and 5, the bottom part is erected by merely pulling the rear panel 25 away from the front panel 12, swinging the tray portion into rectangular form and folding it up and over the bottom panel to rest thereupon. The upper portion of the supporting portion is engaged in the notches 42 and 43 and the two main parts of the display are assembled. The bottom forming parts can then be folded down into the interior of the tray and the lining panels described folded down to o'verlie the flanges on the edges of the bottom panel. The floor stand is then complete.

In accordance with the patent statutes an attempt has been made to set forth the best embodiment of the in vention, and while an endeavor has been made to set forth the best embodiment thereof, it should be understood that obvious changes could be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A floor stand including an upper section and a lower section, said lower section comprising a series of hingedly connected wall panels arranged in tubular relation, the upper section also including a series of panels foldably connected in tubular relation, a connecting panel connecting the upper edge of one panel of the lower section to the lower edge of one panel of the upper section, the sections being otherwise unconnected, said connecting panel lying outwardly of said one panel of said lower section and inwardly of said one panel of said upper section and in surface contact therewith, and the panel opposite said one panel in one of said sections being notched to permit limited telescoping of said two sections, said upper section including a bottom panel spaced from the lower edges thereof and supported by the upper edges of said bottom section.

2. The structure of claim 1 and in which said one panel of said lower section and the opposite panel of said lower section are narrower than said one panel and the opposite panel of said upper section.

3. A floor stand including an upper section and a lower section, the lower section including a pair of op posed panels and intermediate side wall panels foldably connected in tubular relation, the upper section including a pair of opposed panels and intermediate side wall panels foldably connected in tubular relation, the opposed panels of the lower section being narrower than the corresponding opposed panels of the upper section, a connecting panel hingedly connected to the upper edge of one of said opposed panels of said lower section and to the lower edge of the corresponding one of said opposed panels of said upper section, said connecting panel being folded outwardly of said one panel of said lower section and inwardly of said one panel of said upper section and in surface contact therewith to overlap said connected panels, notches in the adjoining edges of said section whereby the other of said opposed panels of said upper section can lie inwardly of, and overlap, the other of said opposed panels of said lower section, a lining panel foldably connected to an upper edge of one of the panels of said upper section and folded into substantial surface contact therewith, and a bottom panel hingedly connected to the lower edge of the folded liner panel and resting upon the upper edges of the intermediate side wall panels of said lower section.

4. The structure of claim 3 and including flanges hingedly connected to the edges of said bottom panel,

5. The structure of claim 3 and including flanges on the edges of said bottom panel, and lining flaps hingedly co'nnected to the upper edges of the remaining panels of said upper section and folded to lie inwardly of said flanges.

6. The structure of claim 3 and in which the side wall panels are folded intermediate their side edges and extend in V-shaped relation between the side edges of said opposed panels of said lower section.

Scudder May 29, 1917 Lynch Jan. 5, 1937 

